Build date of a chassis/body...

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  • David
    • Nov 2011
    • 1598

    #1

    Build date of a chassis/body...

    Is there anywhere a record of builds? Asking as on the DVLA web site my Sportster says;

    Vehicle Details
    Vehicle make MARLIN
    Date of first registration May 1999
    Year of manufacture 1999

    But I was wondering if the 'kit of parts' was built any earlier, sometime in '98 for example. If this was a factory build I'd imagine the parts were made just a couple of months before the DVLA was told about it. If it was customer built it could have been any time in 97-99 I suppose or earlier.
  • dcunn
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    • Nov 2011
    • 2774

    #2
    Re: Build date of a chassis/body...

    The "9902" part of your car's Marlin plate is the "kit manufacture" date, interpret that as you will, however it was for sale in Nov 2000 as a factory built car
    so maybe the factory did build it !

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    • David
      • Nov 2011
      • 1598

      #3
      Re: Build date of a chassis/body...

      9902, I would imagine that’s Feb 1999, unless anyone thinks it decodes to something else!

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